Pesto Foccacia with Oilve Oil and Balsamic Vinegar (bread machine recipe)

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Pesto Foccacia with Oilve Oil and Balsamic Vinegar

 

 

3/4 cup + 3 Tb Warm Water (90-100 deg..)

1/2 cup Pesto of your choice

3 cups White Flour

2 Tb Butter or margarine

2 Tb Dry Milk

1 pkg Active Dry Yeast

3-1/2 Tb Sugar Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 Tb Butter

Balsamic Vinegar

 

Add lukewarm water to bread machine pan. Add flour,

milk sugar, butter, and pesto. Make a well in center

of pan and add yeast. Set machine to dough cycle and

start. When done, remove from pan, place on floured

surface and let rest 15 minutes. Knead for about 1

minute. Form into pie shape about 12 inches across by

1 inch thick. Place on a greased sheet ( a pizza pan

works well). Cover and let rise in a warm, draft free

place for 20-30 minutes. Use handle of a wooden spoon

and make indentations in the top every inch or so.

Brush dough with a little olive oil. Bake in preheated

oven at 400 deg. F for 15 minutes or until lightly

browned. Cool slightly. If you don't have any pesto,

you could substitute your favorite herb mix like

rosemary or thyme and add 1 more Tb. Butter and a

pinch or two more of salt.

 

Pour some extra virgin olive oil onto a large dished

plate and add 5-10 drops of high quality balsamic

vinegar, and maybe a little minced garlic or shallot.

Tear a piece of foccacia off the loaf and swipe

through vinegar/oil. Enjoy with a hearty glass of

wine.